Grant Forrester and Kevin Laymon introduce a powerful tool that connects the rich theology of NHT with living it out practically in our everyday lives. The battle map is one of the best tools you can employ in your battle against sin. Download the Battle Map Special Guest: Lexi Forrester Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twit…

Grant and Kevin talk about where they've been, what they've been up to, and what they're considering for the future of New Heart Theology. Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology.com Contact: info@newhearttheology.com General Recommended Reading: Justification and Regeneration Bod…

In this episode, we address the critiques of a popular Instagram influencer and podcaster. She wanted to interview us a few months ago but then decided not to publish the episode because her pastor disagreed with us. We walk through each of her criticisms and address them biblically. We close the episode with a look at the exciting additions to New…

In this episode, we talk about identifying the desires of the Spirit by relating our desires to what Paul calls the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5.22-26. We walk through each of the nine aspects of the fruit and what they look like in our lives. Remember that fruit is singular so that the believer will display all of these virtues in his or her…

In Galatians 5:16-18 Paul lays out the battle within the believer--our desires of the flesh are constantly at war against our desires of the Spirit. But how do we know what's what? How can we decipher a desire of the flesh from a desire of the Spirit? In this episode, we look at Galatians 5:19-21 to help us identify the desires of the flesh. We go …

By now, if you've been keeping up with our show, your understanding of the heart is probably changing. In this episode, we wrestle through some of the more popular Christian heart cliches and discuss whether or not they can be used accurately or perhaps if a change of phrase might be appropriate. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @N…

In this episode, we tackle the monumental problem of escapism. The scariest aspect of this debilitating sin is that it only worsens. It's a prison that Satan and forces use to render believers ineffective for Jesus. Tune in to find out how God has provided us with a way to combat this depleting tendency. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Insta…

In this episode, we address the passage where New Heart Theology began, Galatians 5:16-18. Ezekiel 36 puts the "new heart" in New Heart Theology, but our passage for today was responsible for the first ideas directed toward a more excellent way of understanding the internal workings of the person and the believer's battle against sin. We define key…

This episode discusses the new heart promised in Ezekiel 36.25-27. We cover the following topics: What is the historical context surrounding the writing of Ezekiel? Why does God choose the terms "heart of stone" and "heart of flesh"? How do we know the heart of Ezekiel 36 is referencing the immaterial person? What other ways do we see regeneration …

This could be the episode everyone's been waiting for. Here, we tackle Jeremiah 17.9, which says, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" We want to know who he's talking to and who he's talking about. Does this passage apply to New Covenant believers who the Spirit has transformed? We answer all of t…

In this episode, we talk about how New Heart Theology aids believers in controlling and overcoming their anger. We evaluate what's going on in the material part of our mind as well as how to use intellectual and rational truths from Scripture to combat the desires and lies of the flesh. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartThe…

In this episode, we address the prevailing view in modern evangelicalism that believers can unknowingly worship idols causing Jesus to lose His place on the throne of their hearts. We do not believe that is true and will make our case in this episode. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Tw…

In this episode, we answer the question, "Is all sin idolatry?" The idea here is to challenge the current evangelical culture's tendency to label all sins as idolatry. We offer a biblical perspective of what true idolatry looked like and what the apostles had in mind when they spoke of idolatry. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @Ne…

In this episode, we address how the gospel truths of New Heart Theology can be a comfort to saved women with abortions in their past. Lexi Forrester, a talented apologist, joins us to provide crucial insights into a difficult subject. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartP…

In this episode, we simplify the language relating to the four internal senses to provide a more accessible and understandable way to think through these concepts. We hope it's helpful! Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology.com Contact: inf…

In this episode, we talk about how New Heart Theology applies to the ADHD mind. I think you'll find some fresh and helpful ideas on how to manage your ADHD in a way that brings glory to God. Products Mentioned: Happy Calm and Focused Bose QuietComfort 45 Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology…

For this episode, I had the opportunity to interview UFC Lightweight fighter Joe Solecki. We discuss family, faith, fighting, and how New Heart Theology has changed his approach to all three categories. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology…

In this episode, we address the pornography pandemic in our culture. We talk about its negative effects on the culture and on the human mind. We offer God's solution to pornography, which is a life of self-sacrifice rather than the consumption of others. God created sex as a beautiful human-to-human expression but it must be kept within the marriag…

In our first attempt at an interview episode, Bradley Wilder comes on and talks about how God has used New Heart Theology to bring about lasting change in his life and where he would like to see it go in the future. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: new…

In this episode, we discuss biblical solutions to anxiety. We offer hope by showing fellow strugglers how to find peace in life without resorting to unconventional therapies and medications. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology.com Contact…

In this episode, we discuss what spiritual beings, specifically demons, are and how they interact with us in our day-to-day lives. We also give examples of this and then offer biblical solutions for standing firm against the forces of darkness. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: …

Have you ever wanted to know why you do what you do and think what you think? In an introductory fashion, this episode explores one of God's most fabulous creations, the mind. We're going to explore in-depth the idea that we have a singular mind that consists of two metaphysical substances. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHear…

In this episode, I give a (more pointed than usual) defense for why New Heart Theology isn't Gnosticism. I go through a brief overview of what Gnostics believed and then go through their seven heretical beliefs that the church fathers rejected and then compare them to NHT to see how we stack up. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @Ne…

This story is where it all began. We hope you enjoy this biblical theology of New Heart Theology that traces the new heart from Genesis to our resurrection. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology.com Contact: info@newhearttheology.com Genera…

This episode features my cohost, Grant Forrester, who covers the final point of New Heart Theology, our glorified bodies to come. He talks about Christ's glorified body, what to expect in our glorified bodies, and why this doctrine is vital for believers in their battle against sin. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheolog…

In this episode, we cover what New Heart Theology teaches about the sanctification process. Now that we have laid the foundation for who we are and why we battle sin, we finally get to talk about what the Bible says about how we battle sin. We'll explain anthropology and metaphysics, as usual, and then also offer some practical steps to training to…

In this episode, we look at what it means to be indwelled and sealed by the Holy Spirit. The indwelling and sealing of the Holy Spirit are incredibly important ministries because they directly secure the Christian in their new clean nature. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @New…

In this episode, we talk about regeneration and its effects on the soul. We also debunk some common myths and well-intentioned misnomers about the state of the regenerated soul. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology.com Contact: info@newhea…

In this episode, we cover the second part of our second point as we discuss the corrupted body. The goal of this is to discover the pre-regenerate condition of man, but as you will see, the pre-regenerate body is no different than the regenerate body because God's work at salvation is solely on the soul. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Insta…

In this episode, we cover the first part of our second point, The Myopic Soul in a Corrupted Body. We look at what the state of the unregenerate (or unsaved) soul and discuss both its function and its lacking. We also talk about why words such as dead and blind may not always be the best words to describe the lost soul. Merch Store: newhearttheolog…

This episode kicks off our first of the five points of New Heart Theology. We address what we call the "holistic duality of man," meaning that man is one person made of two substances. We layout a biblical foundation for this doctrine and talk briefly about the implications. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebo…

This episode introduces Grant Forrester as my frequent-flyer cohost. Grant will be hosting with me on most of our episodes so please take twelve minutes to get to know him and how he became involved with New Heart Theology. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Webs…

This episode lives up to its title in every way! I tackle who I am, why I'm doing this show, reasons for you to listen, and some basic expectations for the show. Merch Store: newhearttheology.com/shop Instagram: @NewHeartTheology Facebook: /NewHeartTheology Twitter: @NewHeartPodcast Website: newhearttheology.com Contact: info@newhearttheology.com G…